At this moment, it is November 11th, the famous Singles' Day in later generations, but there is no madness of the chopper party who buys Double 11 online, there is only the wind and snow here. On the long snowfield of Wolf Forest Mountain, a group of Japanese soldiers wearing yellow military coats were struggling to pull out of the snow, and there were still wounded soldiers moaning in the team, and there were only wounded officers on stretchers, and the wounded soldiers had been abandoned on the road. They were the remnants of the 30th and 29th Wings, both of which had broken through from the Sinpo battlefield.

Since it was surrounded in the early hours of yesterday morning, Sinpo has been subjected to overwhelming enemy shelling, and three of the four brigades of the 29th Wing have been deployed in Sinpo, but they have no power to fight back in the face of the fierce artillery fire of the other side. The opponent's 8-wheeled armored vehicle carrying a small-caliber machine gun is simply a rampaging bull, and his own firepower is basically useless to him, but the machine gun that constantly spits out fire snakes is a sharp weapon for killing people and demolishing houses. Most of the fortifications of the 29th Wing were remodeled from civilian houses, which made them more comfortable to live in, but in front of the 35-mm machine guns that could penetrate the 90-centimeter adobe wall, the Japanese fortifications were simply dumplings with thin skin and big filling. Wing Commander Hideo Yokoyama, after receiving a telegram from the division commander, also tried to request tactical guidance (that is, support). But the destruction of the cavalry wing made him realize that this was simply an impossible task. The positions of the 29th Wing disappeared as quickly as lit paper, and their losses of men and weapons were even more rapid, and there were not many means to stop the enemy's divisional actions,

Yokoyama Hideo is also a rare wise general in the Japanese army, he did not blindly ask the soldiers to force a surprise attack or defend the fortifications, after judging that the opponent's firepower and speed are above his own troops, even if all the members of the jade shattered can not hold on to the 16th Wing retreat It takes a day and a night. Hideo Yokoyama simply cut off the only commercial radio station (the military radio stations were jammed, but the frequencies of the commercial radio stations had not been interfered with), ignored the shouts of the staff officers of the division, concentrated the main forces of the two brigades that were still capable of fighting, and personally led them to break through in the direction of the enemy's origin. First, the enemy did not have many fortifications to rely on in this direction, and secondly, this direction was neither the way of the 16th Wing nor the railway to Hamhung, so the defense was relatively weak. The enemy's armored forces have already begun to move to the east and west, and they are probably also planning to encircle the point and send reinforcements, so Hideo Yokoyama chose a very precise timing and direction. Under his strict order, the mountain artillery brigade fired the last base shell, and blew up the artillery with artillery fire to cover their breakthrough, and broke through together as a follow-up unit of the infantry. Except for the wounded officers above the rank of junior officer, who could be carried away on stretchers, all wounded soldiers who could not move on their own were left behind.

Just when they rushed to the position of the Chinese defense forces in Beiguan outside the city, it happened that gunfire also rang out in the rear of this Chinese army, and these two brigades were experienced veterans, so they both took the opportunity to fight and rush, and under the obstruction of the "Fire Snake" large-caliber machine gun and the "ruler" general-purpose machine gun and 105 light howitzer like torn linen, it took more than 30% of the personnel to rush out of a bloody road. Now all that remains in Sinpo is some armed expatriates and wounded soldiers, and only one artillery squadron can be considered a formed army, but without shells, this artillery can only be used as infantry. When the "Beetle" and four-wheeled armored vehicles took the lead in attacking Xinpu County, this artillery squadron launched a suicidal charge, and all fell under the bombardment of several armored vehicles' machine guns and 105-millimeter howitzers, and then the roundabout troops on the east and west sides also conquered Chengguan and entered the county seat, although they only annihilated more than 1,000 Japanese officers and soldiers and let go of most of the main Japanese forces, but in the face of the great significance of recovering the first county town in eastern Korea and winning the first big victory, Du Zicheng, the old superior of the Seventh Army, still sent a congratulatory telegram.

Hideo Yokoyama, who was prominent in the encirclement, picked up these remnants of the defeated generals, and there were more than 1,000 people, seeing that his full-fledged first-class main force had become a large brigade, and Hideo Yokoyama couldn't care about being sad. He encountered the remnants of the 30th Division that had crossed the Ferris Ridge, and a huge infantry wing was also beaten to pieces, with less than two squadrons left, and the Hengshan Column, which gathered 2,000 troops, began to make their trip to Changjin Lake unforgettable.

Originally, they also tried to detour from the north of Hongyuan, but they did not expect that the opponent's armored forces quickly occupied the mountain pass section of Hongyuan and Wulao, and the hope of moving closer to the west of the division was completely dashed. Now in front of Yokoyama Hideo is a choice, to advance north from the Wolf Forest Mountains, where there are no roads. Originally, when the Second Division was deployed, the defense of the northern section of Wolf Forest Mountain was also considered, but the commander of the Nakajima Division, who was overstretched, still gave up the deployment of this area, and he said a very classic sentence, that is, "No one wants to conquer where even Genghis Khan wants to conquer." Hideo Yokoyama said similar things many times, but he finally led the last elite of the two wings to Changjin Lake, which even Genghis Khan didn't even look at. Although Nakajima said a grumbling remark, in any case, he still scattered the 2nd Division on the eastern border of Samhan in accordance with the order of the military headquarters, and actively deployed it, advancing all the way to the north, preparing to block the "invasion" of the Chinese army along the Yalu River.

From Huangcaoling to Changjin Lake, there is only a simple road with very complicated terrain, which is a narrow path paved with a mixture of mud and gravel, zigzags through the mountains, the road is narrow enough to allow only one car to pass (if the Japanese still have cars), and it is on the mountainside, next to the abrupt rocks on one side, and the steep abyss on the other. Hideo Yokoyama felt that if he advanced north without knowing the depth of this, he would be afraid that there would be more luck than luck, so he strictly controlled the speed of the advance of the mixed wing.

Under this strict control, it took a lot of time for more than 2,000 Japanese troops to arrive at Changjin Lake, and it was only 18 kilometers from Gutuli to Xiajieyuli at the southern end of the lake area, and it took 12 hours for the remnants of the Japanese army; It was a 22-kilometer journey from Xiajieyuli to Liutanli in the northwest corner of the lake area, and it took another day until the early morning of November 14 when they left the ice field on the shore of Changjin Lake.

Because the Changjin Lake area on the eastern front was full of high mountains and mountains, and due to the limitations of the terrain, there were no troops on the left and right flanks of Hideo Yokoyama's mixed wing, and he believed that the situation was extremely dangerous. Therefore, he decided to build a temporary barracks in Xiajieyu, which he told his subordinates that it could stand by and accommodate the wounded if necessary. And Matsushita Nakasa of the 30th Wing was furious at this unreasonable reason, he felt that Hideo Yokoyama was frightened by the Chinese army, and even felt that he was openly disobeying military orders, going around in circles in the mountains, and would rather die of starvation than face the enemy's guns.

After the war, Matsushita Nakasa once said to Japanese war historians: "The Changjin Lake area is not suitable for military operations at all, and unless you plan to pass quickly, any attempt to hold on will bring about destruction." ”

Matsushita's words influenced many war historians from various countries who studied the Battle of Changjin Lake, believing that Yokoyama Daisa's spending a day in Xiajieyu to build a temporary military station was a snake to add to the problem, or that it was completely unnecessary, further reducing the possibility of the Japanese army escaping from Wolf Forest Mountain, and if they broke through regardless of casualties, they might escape before the Wehrmacht encirclement was formed. But in any case, the Japanese army relied on this temporary camp to drag the 10th Mountain Division for 3 days, bringing a ray of life to the escape of the division headquarters in Hamhung, and it is hard to imagine that if the Japanese 2nd Division was cut off by the 10th Mountain Division when the mountain road was cut off by the 10th Mountain Division, it is still necessary to say whether Nakajima could escape to Seoul.

Around November 13, heavy snow fell in the Changjin Lake area, and there was a lot of snow in the Wolf Forest Mountain. The terrain of the northern part of the DPRK is mostly high mountains and steep mountains, with peaks exceeding 1,000 meters or even 2,000 meters, precipices, and large areas of primeval forests, dense forests, and the movement of troops is restricted by the narrow terrain, which greatly affects the speed of maneuver. Although the 10th Mountain Division is good at mountain warfare, in the vast hilly and mountainous terrain, it can be surrounded in a roundabout way and can move in a wide range, but in the face of the high mountains and dense forests, ice and snow, it is difficult for the 10th Mountain Division to catch up with these fleeing Japanese troops. As a result, the battle on the shore of Changjin Lake became the hunting ground of the "Tiger Ben" Army Special Service Regiment.

When the "Tiger Ben" special service regiment entered North Korea and marched towards Changjin Lake, the entire battlefield was covered with snow, and the branches of the trees made the snow droop. The mountain was full of snow, one meter deep, and the troops could not take the main road, but could only crawl on the path of the snowy mountain, and horses and mules did not dare to walk. When camping, you must also be in the mountains, but fortunately, there are double-layer inflatable individual dual-purpose tents developed by the General Armament Department (which can also be used as assault boats), which can not only keep warm but also block the wind. The special forces wearing cashmere warm suits and snow camouflage jackets with rainproof cloths, due to proper warmth measures, only slightly frostbitten 2 people at the end of the entire battle, always maintained strong combat effectiveness.

The Japanese army was not so lucky, and they did not even have enough food, let alone tents, when they fled Sinpo. Plants like artemisia grow on the mountain, and snow underneath. The Japanese soldiers dug up the snow thoroughly, spread a quilt on it, and covered it with a quilt, and no one dared to take off their shoes. Everyone hugged each other, I hugged your feet, you hugged my feet, and covered the quilt to keep warm. Even if the march reaches the destination, it must not stop and rest immediately, and it is necessary to keep moving, otherwise it is easy to freeze to death if you sit down. For those recruits who sit down on their butts, they are forced to move by officers and officers with the butts of their guns.

A gunshot rang out in the east, an officer fell, a mortar in the west, and a group of Japanese soldiers gathered around the fire went to see Aunt Amaterasu with the ashes in the sky. From morning to night, the guns were not dense and irregular, but the casualties caused were shocking. In the shooting, the Japanese army painfully found that not only was the 38 big cover inferior to the guy in the opponent's hand, but even the shooting technology was completely exploded by the opponent (they were confronting professional snipers), and the instantaneous firepower of the weapon in the hands of the opponent's two or three three-person teams could suppress a small group of Japanese soldiers, and after losing more than 200 Japanese officers and soldiers, they finally understood the wisdom of Yokoyama Osa to establish a temporary barracks. However, their wise Yokoyama Osa was now wiping his ribs in a room, intending to free himself from this piecemeal spirit. No matter how the other Japanese officers shouted, he had no hope that he and his subordinates would get out of Changjin Lake alive.

In addition to the suppressed screams of the wounded soldiers from time to time, the officers and soldiers who retreated into the temporary camp were all looking for a place to hide or shoot at the devils in white military uniforms who came up from all around, but their minds were frozen by the cold weather, and they shot like walking corpses, reloaded, aimed and fired again until they were knocked to the ground by bullets or ran out of the last bullet in their hands, and then sat in place in a daze, letting the snowflakes and ice ballasts cover their bodies. This cold afternoon on the shore of Changjin Lake will be the abyss of nightmare for their lifetime.